Improvement in soda-water apparatus



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F. W. WIESEBROCK.

SODA-WATER APPARATUS.

Patented May1,1877.

N.PETER& PHOTO-LITMOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, D. C.

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h JMFRWWENT n SQDA-V-WATER PPAR TU I "Specificationfor'ming partof Letters Patent No. 190,395, dated May 1,1877 application filed 1 f1noveni er a em ,v

'whhmit may concern V Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. WIESE- BROOK, of Brooklyn, in'the. county of Kings;

and-State of New York, have invented an Innproved Soda-Water Apparatus, of which'the following is a'ffull, clcar,and exactflde'scrip' tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and the letters of; referencemarked thereon, making part ofi'this' specificatiom in whichv tional view. Fig. Lisa top-plan view. Fig. 5 is a longitudin a1 eross-section'of the agitat ing-vesselr. Fig. dis, a c oss-sermon offthe pumps and their connecting mechanism. Fig.

ation, and 'autoniaticlin some of itsfesse ntia'l "parts, an'd'fwhich'shall alsofmake aerated bev eragesfin their purest form,as more fully hereinafter described-1 f. r v The construction; and operation of myinvention are as follows! f I r Tothe framefl Garejsecurely attachedtwo generatorsis"secured a stuffing-box, d.- In this stuffin g-box is journ aled rmer-shame, to the lower section of which 'is firmly" at tached, by means-of a nut, 0 a, paddle, b, havingnumerousperforations, b To'the top of this. shaft cis secured a grooved pulley, F The gehemw saare also each provided with a bung,"a,,with a;suitable'cap,1a, to close the same. Thisfbung is designed for charging the generators with any suitable" carbonate; These generators A are also each provided with. a discharge-valve, D, which is operated bymean s; of 'a spindle,"e, which works in a shortiarm',.eflattachd t0 the bottom of the generator. This spindle'is operated by means of a crank, '6 The whole'interior of eachgenerator is lined with lead, or other suitable noncorroding material which will resist the action i igure 1 is a front vie whpartly in section. FigJ Zis a side view. Fig.3 ,is. across-secgenerators, 'QTo the top' oteach of'thesgenerator, and on 'one s'ide thereof, is theacidjchamber'Qattached in such mannerjas' to form an entirely separate vesseL; This acidchamber is constructed out'ot' any non-corrosive material, and is provided with a hung, 0 'on' top for filling the same. In the bottom of this'ac'id-cha'mber O is secured the 'seat d of a conical-shaped plug-valve, d. This valve 01 is operated by means-of a spindle, D,"with screw-threads d cut in its upper section ,which mesh with screw-threads cut in ashort tube, d yattached to the top of the 'acid chamber c, said spindle being provided with a crank-ban die, 11 ,130 operatothe valved. The object of this valve is to close hermetically all commu nication betweenthe generator and acid-chamher when stopping the ap 'aratus. 'From the seat 01 of the valve d leads a pipe, D?,which extends upward toward I thecenter ,otthe'gen erator, and having a downwardly-pointing nozzle, 01 This pipe D is .providedwith a circular chamber, d, in which works a ball- "valve,d which has for its object 'the'preventionof the escape o t'gas out of the generator back into the acid-chamber by way ot'the pipe vD QV This pipe D -may also be 'extendeduoutsid'eot' the generator, and communicate, by way'of the pipe D with'a carboy; -D*, as

shown'in Fig. 3,an'd thus feed the acid to the generator di-rect from the containing-vessel, and'dispensing with the acid-chamber, which wouldbe advisable in large apparatus; Of course, if this is done,the'valve d must'reniain screwed down'tight into its seat. To the lfront of the 'frame G are fastened the pumps-F, provided'with solid plungersF and having stuffing-nuts 'f. These stuffing nuts f maybeprovid'ed with'slots or holes for the insertion of a tool to tighten the "same; or they may be tightened by any other suitable means' p To the pumps F are firmly attached the valve chambers f ,in such manner that the discharge-valvef is'atleast on a level with,if not below, the highest point of the plunger-stroke, f are inclined channels, which connect the valve-chambers f with the chambers F of the pumps. To the lower sectionof each valvechamber f is attacheda cock, F having two rection of the pumps by the valve f'f and communicating with the water-pipes F and gas-pipes F as shown in Fig. 6. The openings g g in thecocks'F are so arranged that" by turning the handle {1 the apertures for the flow of the water are-diminished, while those for the flow of the gas are increased, or vice versa, as shown in Fig. 8. To the sides, of

the end of this shaft lT which is outside of each 10f the valve-chambersf is secureda stop-arm,f which prevents the inlet-"valvesf "To'the'vessel M is attached a water-gage, M toindicate the quantity of its contents, while from being entirely lilted out of their seats'by the inflow of the liquid and gas. and the valve chambers f with their connections, may, if desired, belcast 'in'on'e piece. On theoutside ot'each'of the cocks is attached I a gage-plate, G to designate thepositionsof' the channels of thecocks" bymeans of the I point gfofthe handle g. h is the valve-rod,

to which is attached thedischarge-valve7?.

This valve-rod h is held in a vertical: position by means of the cross-plate h, and has coiled around it a spiral spring, h, which rests against the valvef and the plate h seas to tacilitatethe closing of the valve. The pumps are worked by means of the' pitm'an-rods-K K, which are attached at their lowerjendsto the plungers F ,'a nd pivoted attheifr upper ends to the T-shaped slotted oro'ss-barKQas shown in Fig. 1, This cross-bar K is pivoted at 70 to a short arm, which extendsout from the face of the frame G. Immediately above this short arm is journaled, oii'th'eshaft L, the eccentric U, the pin Z of whichworks in the slotkf of the crossbar K,'as shown in Fig. 1; The stroke of the pumps can be altered-by moving the pinl more or less fromthe center of theeccentric L. B isthe equalizing-chamber,'which feeds the pumps: with both-water and gas at an always uniform pressure, and is an essential part of the apparatus. The water-supply pipe terminates on "the insideof the equalizing-chamber B in afloat checkvalve or stop-cock, b asshown in Figs. 3 and 7. This float-valve?) regulates -the quantity of the water or otherliquid in the equalizingchamber, and keeps the supply always the same. The equalizing-chamber B isconnected at its bottom with the pumps F bymeans of a pipe,'B ,"having branchesF F and at'its top with the gas-washers] or pnrifying-cylin" ders H by means of a pipe, B having branches 12 11 To the rearof this chamber is se cured the water-supply nozzle'jbfi. The gas being brought thus in continuous contactwith the water, whatever pressure there willbe on the gasin the equalizing-chamber '13 must necessarily be on the water. For the "ready inspection of the interior of the equalizingchamber B, it 'isprovided at its front with .a water-stand glass, B, as shown in Fig.7. Instead of a water-stand glass, at water-gage may be'substituted. 'M is the agitating-ves sel, which is t'astened'to a frame, G securely suitable-metal.

The pumps-- bolted to the top of :the, frame G, and is'com nectedwithlthe pjump mechanism bymeans of the pipe M having branches m m, as shewn i n Figs. 1 and 5. This vessel M is constructed out of cast steel or other strong material, and. lined .with pure tin or other 'To one end-bras vessel M is secured a stuffing-box, m. In this stufiingbox m is j urnaleda; stirrer-shaft, N, to which'is' anaemia paddle, n, having numerous perforations, n, as shown in Fig. 5. To

the vessel'M'iss'ee'ured a grooved pulley, N.

on top of the vessel are secured a pressure-gage, M and. a.,saf ety-valv e;'M which 'arec'cjnnected by apipe'with the 'topoftheagitatihg-vessel 'M.*'To draw-oif the contents of they-mu 'M., ;tl 1er'eis attached to the end of jtlieSa'm which j is otip'ositetothe :pulley 'N" a threeway sliding cock,,"'(),:'h aving channels o '0 and 0 b The channel o eom ect wim the gas"- outlet 'p'ipeO, and "the-channel -0 with the 'tvater 'outlet pipe'o Thisicock -Ois operated by means of the handle 0 H are cylinders secured to the *tbpbf "thefgenerators'A, and in v 'hicli tlie gasiswashed or purified-I These cylinders] are each 'provided with a; perforated dis'k,H ,ne'a'r their bottoms, and a bung, h atth'eir domes, by means of which they are charged"with water 1mm "about 'two=thirds full. B are pipes which' connect the cyliirders w'ith" the generators A, and extend'at their free ends downthroughthe' cylinders'H and the perforated disks H to near the bot tom bf't'hecylinders." Tbthe bottom'bf each cylinder jissecuren stopeek, 'hyby-m'ean's' of whichft-h'e contents of thefcylin'der' in any be are connected at their; domes "with the eliual izing-chamber *Bby means of the pipes b in each of "which there'i's a "stop-cock, h-T,"as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. Ljisanaxle'shaftg whichis jon'rnale'd'iin suitable bearings in'the upper section of the frame G. T'o'thi's aiile shaft L is keyed -'-t'he-fly-wheel P. Attached to this fly-wheel, and between the same and connected with the pulley N by means ofth e 'beltpl Attached to the-center'oftheaxle shaft Lisa double-grooved pulley, P, which is attached to the pulleys F F by means iof pl l g p j A-' wa te r-pii')e 'from'afilter or hydrant, '.having some water-pressure to thesqual' 'e inch, is attached to the float 'check valve 'b in theequali'zing chamber B by meansof the nozzle 1), and-the waterfturne'd on. The discharge- ;bnngs Din the generators are-then closed, :a'ndthe capsa. taken off the bungs a.

Through these are introduced into the generators' the proper quantity of any suitable'car:v bon'ate "andwater, and the bungsa closed again.- Turn the handles '11 of the-spindles D until the valves din the acid-chamber (J are closed, when the acid is introduced through the bungs c". 'The gas-washers Hare then filled up to two-thirds of their ca'pa'city with water,

through the;bungs h and the apparatus is ready 'to be put in motion. Before, however, imparting motion to the fly-wheel P','the valve (1 in the acid-chamber is raise'd from its seat at by means of the" screw threads d ofthe spindle D which allows the acid to flow freely into the generators A, and generate carbonic-acid gas. The acid will continue to so flow until the pressure of the gas, generated is sufficient to overcome the weight of the acid in the pipes D when the ball-valve 61 will fall into its seat, and thus practically prevent any more acid from escaping. In the meanwhile motion is imparted to the fiy-wheel P, which causes the pulley P and the shaft L to revolve. The pulley P communicates motion to the pulley N through the belt 1), revolving thepaddle nin the agitating-chamber M, and the shaftL communicates motion to the pumps F through the eccentric L and pitman-rods K, and also, through the pulleys 1 F and belts P to the paddles b in the generators'A. The gas so generated will pass through the pipes El into the cylinders H, and there be washed or purified by being passed through the water in a distributed state by means of the perforated disks H From these cylinders the gas will pass through the pipes b to the top of the equalizing-chamber B, and from there pass through the pipes F to the pumps F. At the same time the water from the equalizingchamber B will pass from the bottom of the same through the pipes F into the pumps F.

It 'will be seen that by this arrangement the water and gas enter the pumps always at a uniform pressure, and consequently in a uniform given quantity, and owingto the arrangement of the openings in the cocks F", the quantity of gas and liquid can be regulated at will; so it becomes an easy matter to manufacture, by the use of my apparatus, beverages charged not only with any given quantity of gas, but also to have such beverages always impregnated uniformly. The valves in the pumps being so constructed as to cover, when in their seats, both the gas and liquid supply channels, no liquid can enter the gas-- channel, and thereby impede the free delivery of gas to the pumps. As gas is a very compressive medium, especially if the same is pumped under a high pressure, it is obvious that you must have in a pump to compress gas the valve-chamber so arranged that the same will always remain full of liquid, and so form, as it were, acontinuous plunger, fitting and filling up all crevices between the plunger and discharge-valve.- To accomplish this I construct the channels f which connect the valve-chambers and the chambers F of the pumps F, at an angle of inclination extending from the top of the chambers F down to the bottom of the valve-chambersf', as shown in Fig. '6, --and havingthe'valves 1 011 a level with the lower end of said channels'fFromithej'valvechambers f the liquid'and *gasr-is :forced up by -means of the-'pum ps'F; and, open ing the valvesf ,passes through the pipes in into the agitating-vessehM, where they" are thoroughly-mixedbymeansof the stirrer n.

The contents of the vessel Mcan-be drawn off into suitable vessels by means of the sliding cock 0. This cock 0 is constructed with a curved channel, 0 which will communicate with either of the pipes O ,0 for the following reason: If large portable vessels, such as fountains, are filled out of this vessel M, where the quantity of liquid in such fountain has to be ascertained by weight, some of the-gas held in the liquid will escape by the passage into such vessel,and it will usually be found that after such fountain has the requisite 'quantity of liquid, the same will be short of the desired quantity of gas. To obtain the gas-pressure desired the sliding cock 0 is turned so as to communicate with the gaspipe 0 until the gage M indicates the desired pressure. The water-glass M shows the height of the liquid, while the pressure-gage M indicates the pressure, and for safety the valve M communicates with the gas-space in the agitating-vessel M. Only one generator A may be used at a time, since while one is 'in operation, the other may be recharged,

communication with the pump being out off by means of the stop-cock M. I do not desire to confine myself to the use of two generators, two purifiers, and twopumps, as in most cases the apparatus will be equally. as efl'eotive by the employment of only one pump, one purifier, and one generator.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In asoda-water apparo tus, an, equalizingchamber by means of which both water and gas are fed to the pump at a uniform pressure, irrespective of the presgure in the generator, substantially as descri ed 2. In a soda-water apparatus, the valvechamber f connected with the chamber F of the pump F by an inclined channel, f and valves f f, located as described, the whole constructed and arranged to'operate substantially as described.

3. In a soda-water apparatus, the agitatingvessel .M, provided with a sliding cock, 0, said cock so constructed as to connect with either the gas-pipe O or the water-pipe 0 substantially as described.

4. In a sodawater apparatus, the combination of the generator A, provided with perforated paddle b, spindle 0, and pulley F with the acid-chamber O, valve d pipe D ball-valve d and discharge-valve D, substantially as described.

5. In a soda-water apparatus, the combination of the generator A, constructed as described, purifying-cylinder H, constructed as described, equalizing-chamber B, having oat-valve b i a nd pipes H b b, substantially In testimony whereof I- have signed my i a s iiescribed. I v I name to this specification in the .presence o'i' -6,,In.'a soda-water apparatus, the combinatwo subscribing witnesses v ti on ot' -lthe generator A, purifying-cylinder c Hiequalizing-hamberB,puinpF, constructed v w as dcs'cribe( i, agit-atingfvessei M, constructed -Witnesses I FREDERICK 'W.f' w nsnsnccmf ms dfesclfi be (i,"and pipes F F H b b m, sub- -A.' H. mums. stell tially asdescribed, j OLARKKELLOGG. a; 

